WAFF underwhelmed by state budget

The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) says it feels the agriculture sector has missed out in the latest state budget.

President Dale Park says, while there has been some good news for farmers, it is minimal.

"I suppose the positives are that there'll be some funding for some of the rural infrastructure, especially through Western Power and powerlines, also a new program in doing business planning for farmers but there's not actually a lot to say about this budget because I don't think there's a lot in it for agriculture," he said.

There has been no funding flagged to improve the dilapidated Tier 3 railway network used for transporting grain throughout the state.

Mr Park says it is disappointing.

"That wasn't exactly unexpected but that again is another thing that just didn't happen this time, so we really need to talk to ... [the] Government and get them to do a proper plan on what they're going to do on Tier 3," he said.